Girls' name · since 1981
Linzey
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 325 babies named Linzey, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
325 girls have been named Linzey since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linzey has been recorded 325 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2015.
- #15,251 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 325 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linzey ranks #15,251 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Linzey's 325 recorded births place it above 78.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Linzey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linzey's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linzey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2015
- Peak year (2003)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Linzey popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1927 (Linzey as boys' name)
Linzey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (116 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Linzey's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Linzey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 116 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Linzey's data
- Linzey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Linzey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Linzey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.